Telegram-herald., 1887-11-28

TIE oAY AFTER THe GREAT FIRE.
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Tie kfe&A a@c ~@3 80 e@<A VI A~e so"1
yesterday. Thousands Of psopis visited
ths ruins 0f shas vas once one Of The most
iaposing business structures In the ciiy.
The nrs hsnd could n0t % more com
plsts YORK Of dssfruction-absolHts ruin.
Not a thing of value saved except shat $
locked up ia the tvo immense hrs proof
sass. ~hich lis barsd Ia ths sm0asdsrinx
ds0Fis. Ia shs sxfss are AL Of the books,
accounts and ValaA0is papers pertaining 10
ths business. IL will De impossible 20 get
as these. In fact. Il Is not positively knosn
~hethsr tae safes have stood the test OF
ths terrible hOt nre II Is hoped that the
saies viii ss reached THIS afternoon. The
bricks viii be removed ss soon zs they are
cool so0ugh f0r the ~OFxmsn 70 lay their
hands on then.
The meta bsrs OF the hrn nov believe
that ths foundation walls are ali right. The
foundation vas . deep one. and vas more
or less projected oy being buried in the ava
lanche or brick. which csse upon It from
the crumbling walls. If the foundation 10
al right ig sill gre atty essen the delay IN
beginning the work Of rebuilding
The nremen remained on the scene AL
day. Two streams Of water played upon
the ruins. The sharp vest wind blew the
street hill. AMI thsrs Vas smell OF lre IN
every dwelling IN tae central portion Of she
city
II The name Of every citizen Who was
overheard 20 compliment the wonderful
sOfk OF The Fire Department was placed ia
type. together with the remarks. Il would Nil
columns 0f space IN TIE 1 ELE6 EAa- II ERALD-
The Department has had other opportuni-
ties for distinguishing ITSELF which were
- tss ta. al = r@n
eral impression IS that they never made =
more desperate and Drawer hight. 10 save
property than they aid yesterday morning.
Grant Rapids has great Fire Department.
The endurance, the capablhty and the
courage OF is members has been thorough
~ tested. Not a mao hinched- Not one
WAS iound wanting. They fought like
soldiers, and virtually offered their lives TO
save the property OF others
The buildings On the west aide of Canal
st. from HurOn-st., south to the Fourth
Nanonsl Bank building. are AL more or less
camagsd and some Of them might better
have been Ourneu TO the ground than 10 be
Iefr IN their prsseat condition. The store
occupied BY j. K. Wilson, the picture deal
e. on the ground door. and the star Photo
graph Gallery above, was badly damaged.
principally By water. The roof and the
rear end OF me building was burnt out. IL
Is owned by r. T. Butterworth, and was
well insured. az was also the stock Of Mr.
Wilson.
Next door 10 this is the fish market OF B.
\. Emery aud this had the most lucky es-
cape Of any OF the row OF buildings. Very
little damage was done by IRE and not
much by wafer.
The furniture store Of 2. NJ Goodrich &
Co a. 33 canal st vas badly damaged.
both up stairs and down, the upper floor
being gutied clear through TO the front.
Most OF their goods were removed from the
bnildins and picked up on ths sidewalk on
the opposite side of the street. This was
damaged considerable 0y the heavy rain,
which fell incesssntly for several hours.
The Nelson Matter Company occu pied
tne upper dOor. over GOodrichs, 5, and the
latter was about TO move Out shortly IN
order 70 give that drm the use of the lower
floor for salssroom. The damage in this
csse Will almost entirely De covered by in
sGrance.
81. Rood's block. % and 81 Cansl-st., the
upper doors wsre almost com mpletely Quilted
TIE back walls, the roof and the whole in
terror ia in ruins. Considerable OF the
stock IN the kimosll piano store was re-
moved before the TIRE reached II. The
building and stock was largely insured
and il a thought the loss IS nearly covered
. The building owned and OccuPieu By G. A.
Berwin very luckily escaped. although the
rear end was slightly damaged by the
flames. aud some OF the furniture and goods
we're destroyed BY water. Mr.. Bsrrin S
loss II fully covered BY insurance.